I had the pleasure of joining Startup Canada and Mastercard for #StartupChats on Twitter hosted by Kylie Woods along with Julie Guyard, Alex Putici, Rebecca Perrin, Rachel Foster, Gabriel Nwatarali, Danielle Torrie, Rob Balasabas, Kristi Soomer, Johnny Yoo, Karla Briones, Patti Pokorchak, Mark Evans, Catherine Lee-Hannley, Erin Blaskie and Travis Richards.
How would you answer the following questions?
- What did you accomplish?
- What lessons are you able to take away from 2018?
- What drove your success?
- What derailed it?
Here are my answers:
A1
My greatest startup accomplishment in 2018
was remaining sane in chaos AND my new sales deck.
Thanks for the tip & inspiration @successdonediff #StartupChats https://t.co/KaVIIgufFd— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A2
2018 was chock full of #technology #innovation #trends from #video to #voice, #vr to #bots, #mobile to #voice, #ai & #iot, #bigdata to #personalization and a steady decline in #facebook results for #startups in 2018
#StartupChats https://t.co/UEpFiJzx0C— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A3
I failed to hit my sales targets Q1-Q3 but hired a sales coach and hit them smack on in Q4. #alwaysbelearning is my major take away. #StartupChats https://t.co/OEggatGIP7— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A4
Startups need to know (more than their competition) about #mobile #voice #video #bots #datamining #personification #ai #vr etc etc so they can seize opportunities and stay ahead!#StartupChats https://t.co/7bdbjA3P6H— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A5
Mentors like @Co_ilab @rorysheehan and @successdonediff gave me their time and it made all the world of difference to my brand. Have also learned TONS from all you wonderful people here on #StartupChats #gratitude https://t.co/e247bKNqPD— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A6@Co_ilab inspired me to do it as did @rorysheehan and @successdonediff to helped me with sales and strategy. So hard to market yourself, unless you're not marketing yourself ma ha ha#StartupChats https://t.co/sGbrRaZcWQ
— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A6
My biggest #startup inspiration in 2018? @successdonediff and here's why…https://t.co/4KfZnVHDaR#StartupChats— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A7
Major pivots for me in 2018 was to decide I was #MovingToAMillion, and to be my own coach and stop accepting excuses and just make in happen. #StartupChats https://t.co/g9Jt1TPgXc— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A8
Sales deck. Sales -deck. Sales-deck.
THIS is why I was having problem selling myself.
Oh why did I wait so long….
Thanks again @successdonediff #StartupChats https://t.co/TWb3FYQ0A0— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A9
I'm focussed on #bigdata and providing personalized service excellence to cherished customers with an eye on how to make things #betterfastercheaper#StartupChats https://t.co/UI9GvO1ule— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A10
Best advise for #startups in 2018? Invest in well design frictionless websites that inspire trust and are #betterfastercheaper than your competitors at every stage of the buyer's journey.#StartupChats https://t.co/2c6ldq9Os5— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
A11
I am rolling out a new membership site so I can give my clients a constant feed of what they need to keep and/or get the edge on their competition#StartupChats https://t.co/ypmsL50dOt— Sue Sutcliffe 💜 (@SueSutcliffe) December 19, 2018
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